Neymar: Scored the first as Barcelona eased to victory over Espanyol
Neymar scored the opener to continue his rich vein of form as Barcelona won a one-sided La Liga derby against Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday.
Jordi Alba was sent off early in the second half but it was of little consequence as Luis Enrique's men saw out the rest of the game with relative ease.
The Brazilian followed up his two goals against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday by slotting home after Luis Suarez dummied an Alba cross inside the area to open the scoring after 17 minutes.
With Barca picking holes in the Espanyol defence, Lionel Messi doubled the lead from a tight angle after 25 minutes.
Xavi came on for the final three minutes for his 500th La Liga appearance for Barca and deep in stoppage time Espanyol's Hector Moreno was also sent off after being given a second yellow card.Alba was shown two yellow cards in succession after 53 minutes for a lengthy protest with the referee, but Espanyol failed to apply any concerted pressure on the Barca backline in the remainder of the match.
Barca lead La Liga with 81 points, five ahead of Real Madrid who play Celta Vigo on Sunday.
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